W9R2 - lovely run in the sun ☀️

I finally got to run in one of my favourite places today. I walked part of the route this morning with my dog Isla to check how it was drying out post flood. You can see in the photos of my run the bit I didn’t check out on my walk!! Needless to say Isla needed washing off when I got back! 🐶 🧼

I can run from my home out onto the local heathland common and the surrounding woodland tracks and trails. These usually form the basis of all my running routes but they took a hammering during the storms and wet weather. Navigating them soon became like a full on assault course with stretches of a tough mudder run thrown in. Jumping fallen trees and leaping ever-expanding puddles, which joined to make swamps, became a bit of a hazard!

I found alternative routes in my local area, which inevitably moved me onto roads, pavements and paths as they were accessible. These were still lovely runs through nice places, but not the undulating tracks I have been used to.

So this run was special today. A lovely Mother’s Day treat to myself - a run in one of my favourite places. It was a bit tricky in parts and cool in the wind and shade, but other stretches were lovely. I still covered a great distance in the time I had, so I can’t be happier than that. This is where I’ll be for my final run 😊🏃‍♀️ hopefully in the sun again ☀️.

[Timotea Graduate]

Just one more run before graduation! How exciting. Virtual champagne at the ready! Impressed by photos....thought you could only upload one per post. Keep it up Delly...you are my pace maker!

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Thank you Timotea 😊🌸. I used an app called PicCollage for the photos. I saw someone else use it on here ages ago. The basic app is free x

[Oldgirlruns Graduate in reply to Timotea]

If you download the PicCollage app Timotea you too can sort your photos into works of art! Well, add a couple to your posts anyway! It’s free from the App Store and easy to use - if I can anyone can!

[Oldgirlruns Graduate]

Fabulous pic Delly-dot - it looks a great place for a trot!

[Hidden in reply to Oldgirlruns]

Thank you! There was a trot, a jump, a muddy slide or two and a minor stumble, but I made it!!

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Sounds like much fun 👍👍

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Well done DD lovely scenery 👍

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Lovely to be running in it again. Feel very lucky.

[Shar71 Graduate]

Well done on your run in the sun, one more to go 🌞😁 pics look great x

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Thank you. I’m never sure what the photos are going to turn out like! I have my phone in a running belt so I literally shoot 📸 from the hip as I run!

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Well done! Almost there.

[Nilsam Graduate]

Looks so beautiful there. Fantastic place to run. Only one more to go....🙃👀

[Hidden in reply to Nilsam]

I know!!! I’m getting excited!!! It’s been a long time coming 😊🏃‍♀️.

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👍

[Roxdog Graduate]

How lovely! Exploratory run! Such freedom! Beatiful photos - thank you for sharing and Happy running!

[Hidden in reply to Roxdog]

Thank you. It got rather squelchy in places and I did think I was about to lose a trainer at one point!

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Lovely pics Delly-dot, so lucky to have these places close to home, sounds perfect for your graduation run 🏃‍♀️ 🤗

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Thank you. I’d just like a repeat run of today minus a little of the mud 😂.

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🤞🤗

[MartinKH Graduate]

Well done Delly-dot. Great pics too.

A lovely spot where you run , sounds challenging at times there with the bigs and fallen tree hazards.

Enjoy your graduation run. 👍🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

[Hidden in reply to MartinKH]

I will, thank you. I’m hoping it will have dried out a little more by then!

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

What a lovely place, i can’t wait for your graduation run, then i can clap and we will cheer you on every step of the way

We ran off road yesterday and it was way slower than our undulating smooth track but the views the best

Stay safe and run free

[Hidden in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thank you both. I love to be off road, as my husband calls it! I’m looking forward to getting to the stage when I can run without the earphones and just listen to the outdoors. 😊

[pippkins Graduate]

It was a gorgeous day for running today, glad you managed to have your sunshine run and in such a lovely place!

[Wenderwoo Graduate]

Looks fab DD, good luck with the big one 😁